Answer to Question #13219 in Other Management for John

2012-08-16T09:44:30-0400

Question #13219

4. Last year Jain Technologies had $250 million of sales and $100 million of fixed assets, so its FA/Sales ratio was 40%. However, its fixed assets were used at only 75% of capacity. Now the company is developing its financial forecast for the coming year. As part of that process, the company wants to set its target Fixed Assets/Sales ratio at the level it would have had had it been operating at full capacity. What target FA/Sales ratio should the company set?a. 28.5%b. 30.0%c. 31.5%d. 33.1%e. 34.7%

Expert's answer

2012-08-17T07:50:29-0400

The answer is: b (30.0%)

Explanation: Total fixed assets used were 75% of $ 100 million = $ 75 million The formula is FA/Sales ratio = 75 million/ 250 million = 30%